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Each value Trefle shows for Carex canescens subsp. canescens, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced2 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded17 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 974 (1753)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	ssp	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Family common name	Sedge family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Temp. Northern Hemisphere, New Guinea	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	43 cm	42.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 918	Differs from sources
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 918	Sourced
Foliage texture	fine	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth form	Rhizomatous	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth habit	Graminoid	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth rate	Slow	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	feb	feb · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Sourced
Duration	empty	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 918	Not on the record
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	6 / 9 · moderately humid air	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Ground humidity	empty	9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Light	5 / 9 · half-shade	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Ph maximum	pH 5.5	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Ph minimum	pH 5	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Soil nutriments	4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)	2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Differs from sources
Soil salinity	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Other
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	3 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record

Carex canescens subsp. canescens L., 1753 33% complete

No common name

Data sources

Carex canescens subsp. canescens L., 1753 33% complete

No common name

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